The parents of a teenager accused of being involved in the near hanging of an 8-year-old biracial boy at a picnic table insist what happened was a tragic “backyard accident” and was not motivated by racism.
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Equifax CEO Richard Smith retired effective immediately today, as the credit reporting agency tries to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans.
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Alejandro Villanueva just wanted to get a glimpse of the American flag, the symbol he wore on his military uniform during three tours in Afghanistan before beginning an unlikely journey from Army Ranger to the NFL.
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North Korea’s top diplomat said today that U.S. President Donald Trump’s weekend tweet was a “declaration of war” and North Korea has the right to retaliate by shooting down U.S. bombers, even in international airspace.
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The last-gasp Republican drive to tear down President Barack Obama’s health care law essentially died today as Maine Sen. Susan Collins joined a small but decisive cluster of GOP senators in opposing the push.
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Target Corp. is raising its minimum hourly wage for workers to $11 starting next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020, a move it says will help it hire and keep the best employees and make shopping a better experience for customers.
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